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Sebastian Gießmann
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Media History | Theory | STS @Siegen
Media & Culture @unicologne.bsky.social
Formerly Cultural Techniques @humboldtuni.bsky.social

Book @MIT Press: The Connectivity of Things: Network Cultures since 1832
👉 https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/12547.001.0001
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We often think of computers as numerical devices, but part of the history of computing is also found in how computers manipulate language. "Output" showcases seven decades of English-language machine-generated texts, long predating ChatGPT: mitpress.mit.edu/978026254981... @docmofo.bsky.social
Hands holding a copy of "Output: An Anthology of Computer-Generated Text 1953 - 2023" edited by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram and Nick Montfort on a plain background. Open pages of "Output" on a plain background. The left page reads: i've never picked a protected flower Everest Pipkin, 2018 A paragraph of text is included over an image of a Unicode poem. The right page features an image of another Unicode poem.
February 10, 2026 at 12:40 AM
sebgiessmann.bsky.social
🇪🇺 If you care about European independence, public money and digital cash please sign this petition in favour of the Digital Euro! 💶

👉 action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-02...

#CBDC #Europe #Money #Digital #Sovereignty #ECB
February 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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glennsummers.bsky.social
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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jwyg.bsky.social
how is the wayback machine used in digital investigations? @lboungr.bsky.social, Thais Lobo and I looked at 9 ways of using web archives to tell stories about what is deleted, altered, banned, broken, hacked and more: blog.archive.org/2026/02/02/f...
@archive.org @internetarchive.eu #osint
February 4, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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bradweed.bsky.social
"Malpighi’s descriptions of anatomical nets—like his descriptions of the structures of plants—are among the best starting points for a visual history of the network diagram."

Marcello Malpighi, Anatomy of a frog lung with rete mirabile. Copperplate engraving, 1663👇

Great book! 🙏
February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
sebgiessmann.bsky.social
🕸️ Thank you James, for making “Connectivity of Things“ sail across the Atlantic! It is indeed a critique of any––presumed––network universality. And it is still, and hopefully forever available in #openaccess @mitpress.bsky.social for your reading pleasures. 👉 doi.org/10.7551/mitp... #booksky 📚
Lilian Dring: Modern God of Transport, unprinted poster design for London Transport, circa 1938
February 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
sebgiessmann.bsky.social
»Was ist eigentlich ein Filmstudio?« Wer in der Bieterschlacht um #Netflix den Überblick verloren hat, lese den luziden Artikel von @vinzenzhediger.bsky.social. Bonus: Eignet sich sehr gut für medienwissenschaftliche Einführungsseminare!

👉 www.epd-film.de/themen/warne...

#warnerbrothers #paramount
Warner Bros.: Da warenʼs nur noch vier ... | epd Film
www.epd-film.de
January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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SAN@transmediale26 - san-archipelago.super.site
January 29, 2026 at 9:12 AM
sebgiessmann.bsky.social
The best Anthropic Studies so far are coming out of … #Anthropic itself. I wonder what @yoshuabengio.bsky.social is saying about this piece by Dario Amodei?

👉 www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-ad... #AI #doom #alignment
Dario Amodei — The Adolescence of Technology
Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI
www.darioamodei.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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wednesday.bsky.social
Captain it's Wednesday
Captain it's Wednesday
January 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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teresabuecker.bsky.social
„Mama, Bücher haben auch Gefühle. Wenn die niemand liest, fühlen sie sich einsam.“ 😍
January 27, 2026 at 7:21 AM
sebgiessmann.bsky.social
I have a hunch that unencrypted email is not going to help us in the current situation. But there's only one person besides me in my professional network that still uses #PGP. So what should we do?
January 26, 2026 at 8:33 AM
sebgiessmann.bsky.social
So why am I constantly underwhelmed by even the supposedly best image generators? #AI
January 22, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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efin-diskurs.bsky.social
Endlich europäische Alternativen zu PayPal und Co?

Heute diskutieren wir mit Vertreter:innen von @bundesbank.de und DSGV in der @evangelische-akademie.de über öffentliches und privates Digitalgeld.

Zu Personen und Programm: zevedi.de/aktivitaeten...

Zum Livestream: www.youtube.com/live/yOAbqdv...
Digitales Geld - Was bedeutet monetare Souveranitat heute? Donnerstag, den 22. Januar 2026 19 h Wero und digitaler Euro Endlich eu opaische Alternativen zu PayPal und Co? Dr. Heike Winter (Deutsche Bundesbank) Christian Schafer (Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband) mit Livestream auf Youtube Zentrum verantwortungsbewusste Digitalisierung (ZEVEDI) & Evangelische Akademie Frankfurt
January 22, 2026 at 8:44 AM
sebgiessmann.bsky.social
Was wäre die Welt ohne Bernd das Brot?
Bernd das Brot als Astrobrot im All, Motto: Endlich Abstand!
January 21, 2026 at 6:21 PM
sebgiessmann.bsky.social
So this is getting real! It's time to look at the proofs of my credit card book. 💳️

👉️ www.kulturverlag-kadmos.de/programm/det...

📚💙 #booksky #histsci #history #money #socialmedia #economy #mediatheory #digital #payment #creditcard #debitcard #crypto #CBDC #rp25 #rp26
Titelseite Sebastian Gießmann: Das Kreditkarten-Buch. Geschichte und Theorie des digitalen Bezahlens, Kulturverlag Kadmos 2026
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 AM
sebgiessmann.bsky.social
Die #Grippe erwischt einen diese Saison selbst mit #Impfung hart. Ohne die will ich mir das gar nicht vorstellen … Bitte lasst Euch noch impfen! 💉 Und tragt FFP2-Masken wo es nur geht. 😷 Bleibt gesund in 2026!

#Maske #Grippewelle #Influenza #Schutz #Covid #RSV
Positiver Test auf Influenza
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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dr-meyer.bsky.social
#savethedate
efin-diskurs.bsky.social Diskursprojekt "eFin & Demokratie" (ZEVEDI) @efin-diskurs.bsky.social · Dec 16
Digitales Geld – Was bedeutet monetäre Souveränität heute?

Mit @evangelische-akademie.de veranstalten wir dazu an drei Abenden Anfang 2026 in Frankfurt eine Gesprächsreihe und diskutieren mit Fachleuten aus Banken und Zentralbanken, Journalismus, Politik und Wissenschaft.👇
zevedi.de/aktivitaeten...
Diskussionsreihe im Januar / Februar 2026 Digitales Geld - Was bedeutet monetäre Souveränität heute? 22. Januar 2026. Wero und digitaler Euro 12 .Februar 2026 Bitcoin und co 26. Februar 2026 Digitales Geld, starkes Europa Zentrum verantwortungsbewusste Digitalisierung (ZEVEDI) & Evangelische Akademie Frankfurt
December 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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⏰ Don’t miss out!
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Curious who has already been part of our fellowship program?
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We’re looking forward to your application!
cais-research.bsky.social Center for Advanced Internet Studies @cais-research.bsky.social · Nov 12
🚀 Apply now for the #CAISfellowship in 2027!
You're researching #DigitalTransformation? Get funding, space & community in Bochum, Germany.
⏰ Apply by December 19, 2025
👉 Details: www.cais-research.de/en/cais-coll...
#CAIScollege #Bochum
Collage with pictures of fellows at CAIS - in a workshop, a talk, at an excursion and the weekly breakfast List mentioning the fellowship highlights: Open to all career stages Project focus: Digital transformation & society 3 or 6 Months dedicated to your research Generous funding & support Free furnished apartment & private office Lively, interdisciplinary research community Weekly academic & social gatherings Based in Bochum, Germany – at the heart of the Rhine-Ruhr science region Part of a map of Europe showing where Bochum is located and photos of Bochum (CAIS building, Bochum lettering, photo of researchers riding bicycles)
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 AM
sebgiessmann.bsky.social
OMG, a Trump Card really had to happen at some point. Could we please get the NFTs back? In German, we call this Realsatire.
kidvanguard.bsky.social Kid Vanguard @kidvanguard.bsky.social · Dec 11
trumpcard.gov is live and the million dollar fees are all referred to as “gifts” or “contributions” to an undisclosed party lol
Special Benetits. For Individuals For Business Trump Gold Card For a $15,000 DHS processing fee* and, after background approval, a contribution of $1 million, receive U.S. residency in record time with the Trump Gold Card. *Additional small fees to the U.S. Department of State may apply depending on the applicant. Trump Platinum Card Coming Soon* An official website of the United States government Apply Now 个 Corporate Gold Card? The Trump Corporate Gold Card is issued to a corporate sponsor for one or more of the sponsor's employees. To apply, the corporate sponsor must pay a nonrefundable, $15,000 DHS processing fee per employee. Corporate sponsors may apply for multiple employees at once. A $2 million per employee gift upon completion of the employee's vetting is evidence that the employee will substantially benefit the United States. The advantage of the Trump Corporate Gold Card is that corporate sponsors may cease sponsoring one employee and use the gift contribution tied to the prior application as a basis for sponsoring a new employee, without a new $2 million gift. The Trump Corporate Gold Card is subject to a small, 1% annual maintenance fee and a 5% transfer fee, which includes the cost of a new DHS background check. Small additional fees to the U.S. Department of State may also apply depending on each employees circumstances.
December 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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djdynamic.ca
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
thegmcconnachie.bsky.social Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · Dec 9
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”

Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
sebgiessmann.bsky.social
Is #MacOS26 a disastrous design or not?
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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tillheilmann.info
500 (!) Seiten schöne Beiträge, etwa zur Geschichte der Virtuellen Frauenuniversität (Anna Tuschling), zur E-Mail (Simon Rothöhler), zu Large Language Models (Katia Schwerzmann), zum Hörsaal (Natalie Binczek), u.v.m.
December 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
sebgiessmann.bsky.social
We need Palantir Studies! »Die Techno-Autokraten wissen, dass man, um Macht auszuüben, keine Wahlen gewinnen muss – sondern nur Verträge abschließen.«

👉 monde-diplomatique.de/artikel/!611...

#palantir #anduril #thiel #faschismus #bigtech #AI #KI
United States of Palantir
In den USA vollzieht sich ein grundlegender Umbau des Staates. Die Hauptrolle spielen dabei Tech-Unternehmen wie Palantir und Anduril, an deren Software wichtige hoheitliche Aufgaben delegiert werden....
monde-diplomatique.de
December 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM